The compleat servant-maid; or, The young maidens tutor Directing them how they may fit, and qualifie themselves for any of these employments. Viz. Waiting woman, house-keeper, chamber-maid, cook-maid, under cook-maid, nursery-maid, dairy-maid, laundry-maid, house-maid, scullery-maid. Composed for the great benefit and advantage of all young maidens.

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The compleat servant-maid; or, The young maidens tutor Directing them how they may fit, and qualifie themselves for any of these employments. Viz. Waiting woman, house-keeper, chamber-maid, cook-maid, under cook-maid, nursery-maid, dairy-maid, laundry-maid, house-maid, scullery-maid. Composed for the great benefit and advantage of all young maidens.
Author
Woolley, Hannah, fl. 1670.
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London :: printed for T. Passinger, at the Three Bibles on London Bridge,
1677.
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Subject terms
Cookery -- Early works to 1800.
Canning and preserving -- Early works to 1800.
House cleaning -- Early works to 1800.
Beauty, Personal -- Early works to 1800.
Women -- Education -- Early works to 1800.
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"The compleat servant-maid; or, The young maidens tutor Directing them how they may fit, and qualifie themselves for any of these employments. Viz. Waiting woman, house-keeper, chamber-maid, cook-maid, under cook-maid, nursery-maid, dairy-maid, laundry-maid, house-maid, scullery-maid. Composed for the great benefit and advantage of all young maidens." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A66839.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.

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To make Several Sawces for Roast Veal.

1. Gravy, Claret, Nutmeg, Vinegar, Butter, Sugar, and Oranges, melted to∣gether.

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2. Juice of Orange, Gravy, Nutmeg, and sliced Lemon on it.

3. Vinegar and Butter.

4. All manner of sweet herbs chop'd small, with the yolks of two or three eggs, and boyl them in Vinegar, Butter, and a few Bread crumbs, Currants, beaten Cin∣namon, Sugar, and a whole Clove or two, put it unde the Veal, with slices of Orange and Lemon about the dish.

5. Claret, Sawce of Boyled Carrots and boyled Quinces, stamped and strained with Lemon, Nutmeg, Pepper, Rose Vinegar, Sugar and Verjuice, boyled to an indifferent height or thickness, with a few whole Cloves.

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